Nankoku, Kōchi

Nankoku (南国市, Nankoku-shi) is a city located in Kōchi Prefecture, Japan. Strong in the fishing industry and the market industry, Nankoku-shi supplies most of Kochi's agricultural needs, because of the amount of fields and plantations. Kōchi Ryōma Airport, which serves the city of Kochi, is located southeast of Nankoku-shi. The city was formally named on October 1, 1959.

Nankoku 南国市
City
View of Tosa Bay and Pacific Ocean from Zenjibu Temple
Flag Seal
Location of Nankoku in Kōchi Prefecture
Nankoku Location in Japan
Coordinates: 33°35′N 133°38′E
Country	Japan
Region	Shikoku
Prefecture	Kōchi Prefecture
Government
• Mayor	Toshihito Hashizume
Area
• Total	125.35 km^2 (48.40 sq mi)
Population  (March 31, 2017)
• Total	47,776
• Density	380/km^2 (990/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+09:00 (JST)
City hall address	2301 Ōsone Kō, Nankoku-shi, Kōchi-ken 783-8501
Website	www.city.nankoku.lg.jp
Symbols Bird Onagadori (Long tail chicken) Flower Tachibana (Citrus tachibana) Tree Yamamomo

As of March 31, 2017, the city has an estimated population of 47‚776, with 21‚952 households[1] and a population density of 380 persons per km². The total area is 125.35 km².

Transport

Downtown of Nankoku

Kōchi Airport

Gomen Station

Airport

• Kōchi Ryōma Airport

Railway

JR Shikoku

• Dosan Line

Tosa Kuroshio Railway

• Tosa Kuroshio Railway Asa Line

Tosaden Kōtsū

• Tosaden Kōtsū Gomen Line

Tourism

Tosa Kokubunji

• Kōchi Prefectural Museum of History
• Okō Castle : Chōsokabe clan's prime castle
• Tosa Kokubunji
• Zenjibuji

Notable people from Nankoku

• Hiroshi Miyama, enka singer
• Yuji Okabayashi, professional wrestler

References

1. "Official website of Nankoku City" (in Japanese). Japan: Nankoku City. Retrieved 1 May 2017.

External links

• Nankoku City official website (in Japanese)
• Kitaro Shikoku Peace Bell Project
• Geographic data related to Nankoku, Kōchi at OpenStreetMap
• Nankoku travel guide from Wikivoyage